RICKY WANTS A MAN OF HER OWN

Outtake version 1

Well look out Mama your little girl she has changed
She cut her baby curls
And she's got her act rearranged
Look out Daddy what she needs now she can't find at home

Oh Rickie wants a man of her
She wants a man of her
Rickie wants a man of her own

Mama says her little girl won't talk to her anymore
She just goes in her room, turns on the radio and shuts the door
She's got her own bathroom, TV, stereo, extension phone

Oh but Mama, Rickie wants a man of her
She wants a man of her
Rickie wants a man of her own

Well daddy says when he drops her off Friday night at the gym
She slides way down in the front seat
So the kids wont see her with him
She don't do no work
She won't tell nobody when she's coming home
And she makes poor Daddy wait down on the corner
At midnight all alone

Well Daddy's pullin' out his hair, he says that girl ain't got no direction
She don't care to bring her boyfriends home to pass Daddy's inspection
Now we're left peeking through the curtains
Every time we hear a born blow
Well I guess Rickie wants a man of her own

Mama says "Son, talk to her, she'll listen to you"
Yeah she listens real nice and she does what she wants to do
Well Daddy says "She wears her jeans so tight
Well, you change 'em or you're staying home"
Ah but Daddy, Rickie wants a man of her
She wants a man of her
Rickie wants a man of her own
She's almost grown

Oh Rickie wants a man of her
She wants a man of her
Rickie wants a man of her own

These lyrics refer to the outtake version that was recorded sometime between Apr 1979 and Aug 1980 at The Power Station, New York City. Tracks version and outtake version 2 also exist.

Available on:

1. Tracks (disc 2- track 11)